Maria Carla Ramazzini Calciolari

Between the 18th and 19th centuries the constant relations between the Academies of Parma and Milan determine a reciprocal exchange of experiences and models that shapes the culture of the two towns. The contacts between the two institutes are particularly intense between 1820 and 1850, when the Academy of Parma is headed by the engraver Paolo Toschi, who is linked by long-lasting friendship with Milanese artists such as Giuseppe Molteni, Francesco Hayez, Massimo d’Azeglio and Giuseppe Longhi...